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From Mahurangi Tech to Superyacht Chief Officer - ex student Randall Bower is presented with prestigious Captain Mike Little Award for his dedication to maritime studies
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Aquatic’s special projects manager David Cooper heads off to Chester, England, in November to speak at a symposium of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums in conjunction with the venerated Zoological Society London.
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On the 22nd July Operations Manager, Christine Burt, and Enrolments Officer, Lynn Kellian, attended the Rarotonga School Careers Expo, held in the Telecom Sports Arena, in Nikao.
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Two of New Zealand leading experts on the farming of Redfin Perch (Perca fluviatilis), Paul Decker and Dr. Tagried Kurwie of Mahurangi Technical Institute in Warkworth, made presentations to a conference on farming this species held in Collie Western Australia.
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Mahurangi Technical Institute provided 30 farm raised Giant Kokopu (Galaxias argenteus) for release in the Nukumea Stream, Orewa.
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850 grass carp supplied to the Northland Regional Council by Mahurangi Technical Institutes aquaculture research facility were released into Kaipara’s Lake Rotouauru (also known as Lake Swan)in a bid to wipe out two invasive weeds threatening some of the nation’s most precious dune lakes.
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Mahurangi Tech release Giant Kokupu

MTI Giant Kokopu Release In Orewa

MTI provided 30 farm raised Giant Kokopu (Galaxias argenteus) for release
in the Nukumea Stream, Orewa. This project, originally conceived by the aquaculture team in
2005, was funded by the Northern Gateway Alliance, builders of the Northern Toll road, as
part of their policy of environmental remediation.

The Kokopu, which had been raised from eggs at the MTI aquaculture research and training
facility in Warkworth each had a radio transmitter inserted and their movements for the
next two years will be monitored by NIWA via streamside monitoring stations that have been
installed. Provided this trial proves successful, there will be up to 1000 fish released in
2011. It is hoped that this will establish a stable population of Giant Kokopu, a species
that were once common in this catchment but have not been recorded there for many years.

Managing Director, Paul Decker, and TV 3 news crew, with Giant Kokopu prior to their release.